Presentation at Open World Forum 2011. Abstract: This talk makes the case that (1) a vibrant commons of knowledge (culture, science, etc) is required for other 'opens' (source, infrastructure, society) to survive; (2) knowledge is harder and slower to open than other layers; (3) it can be done anyway, through disruptive services and collaboration that creates new categories of knowledge works rather than merely recapitulating and failing to compete with existing proprietary-dominated categories. Understand the threat, challenge, and resultant opportunities for entrepreneurs, policymakers, and activists to contribute to ensuring an open future.
Slides and other information at
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Open_World_Forum:_%27require_knowledgecommons%27This video incorporates the Open World Forum recording of this presentation, posted at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvQAVZRt-8 under
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There is a follow-up item expanding on the content rushed through at the end of this item at
http://www.archive.org/details/OpenWorldForumfollowuprequireKnowledgecommonsBugfix